This course is designed to provide participants with an introduction to:

• trauma and the impact of trauma on the whole person
• vicarious trauma, burnout and compassion fatigue
• the impact and implication of client traumas on those who work directly or indirectly with clients
• tools for preventing and managing vicarious trauma, burnout, and compassion fatigue

Note: The term trauma is used in various contexts. This course focuses on the trauma that results specifically from interactions between people, not the trauma resulting from environmental disasters. This course is not intended to be a personal therapy modality.

Registration deadline for the livestreamed October 7-8, 2021 session is September 30, 2021.

Registration deadline for the in-person February 3-4, 2022 session is January 27, 2022.